Machine for handling lint-cotton.



No. 691,865. Patented 1an. 2a, |902.

P. KULB.

MACHINE FDR HANDLING LINT COTTON.-

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No. 69|,865. Patented Ian. 28, |902. P. KOLB.

MACHINE 'FDR HANDLING LINT COTTON.

(Application led Aug. 1, 1901.|

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NITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

PETER KOLB, OFNFORT DEPOSIT, ALABAMA.

MACHINE F OR HANDLING LlNT-COTTON.

SPECIFICATION vfolt'lficu'alg part of Letters Patent No. 691,865, datedJanuary 28, 1902.

Application led August 1,1901I Serial No. 70,548. (No model.)

T0 @ZZ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PETER KOLB, a citizen of the United States, residingat Fort Deposit, in the county of Lowndes and State of Alabama, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvementsin Machines forHandlingLint- Cotton; and I do hereby declare the following to be a full, clear,and exact description of the invention, such as will enable othersskilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same.

This invention relates to improvements in machines for handlinglint-cotton.

Lint-cotton has been taken from individual gins and delivered to acondensing-machine i'n such manner that the manipulationof any greatvolume of material is retarded; but by the arrangement of partshereinafter described the lint from any number of gins is introduced tomechanism for edectually handling it in such manner that should anyparticular giubecome disabled the operation of the carrying mechanism ofthe other will in no wise be aected.

A further object of the invention is to provide mechanism for cleaningthe lint before it is delivered to the presses andl at the same timeprevent the accumulation of fiber in the atmosphere.

Many other objects and advantages will be hereinafter referred to and beparticularly pointed out in the claims.

vIn the drawings, Figure 1 is a View showing the general application ofmy invention. Fig. 2 is a central section of the same. Fig. 3 is across-section on the line 3 3 of Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is a similar view onvtheline 4 4 of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a detail view showing modifiedconstruction ot' cylinders.

The numeral l represents a condenser-casing mounted on suitable legs 2,having an escape-flue 3 and a door 4. Mounted in bearings in the casingl are preferably four shafts 5, carrying spiders 6 for supporting aplurality of slats 7 forming two sets of condensing-cylinders 8. Theslats 7 are spread apart and the cylinders are open at'the ends topermit the free escape of dust and of foreign substances as the lintpasses to the press. Gearing 8a on the ends of the shafts provide themeans for imparting the necessary rotary motion. Two troughs or conduits9 and 10 `close to the cylinders as possible.

lead, respectively, to the upper and lowerset of` condensers, thetroughs terminating as The opposite ends of said troughs merge into one,and connected'thereto is a fan 12, so that a blast of air may bedirected to eithertrough by manipulation of a damper 13, or both of saidtroughs can be su pplied simultaneously. Access for cleaning or otherpurposes may be had through the doors 14. In fact, should occasionrequire these doors may be used as a further means of regulating thedraft. A plurality of tubes connect the two troughs with ordinarycotton-gine, and in each flue is a pai'- tition 16 and a valve 17,operated bya handle 18, seats being provided to make an uninterruptedpassage when the valve is positioned to direct the lint to a particulartrough. It is obvious, therefore, if in the judgment of the operator theconditions warrant lint can be directed to both troughs simultaneouslyor to either independent of the other. By reason of Athe cylinders beingopen at the ends and the spaces being formed between the slats the airfrom the fan is delivered to the con- (lensing-chamber, blowing all thedust and foreign material from the lint, from whence it is carried offthrough the escape-flue.

Located in proximity to the front of the cylinders are chutes 20, whichrun together, as at 21, from whence they again branch out, as at 22, torespective presses, (not shown,) where the cotton is baled. A damper 22'is located at the junction 2l and is for the purpose of maintaining theindividuality of the lint and directing it to respective presses, or

4if the grade of lint in the two troughs should be the same it can bedirected to a single press The advantages of my invention, it isthought, will be readily understood by those skilled in the art to whichit appertains.

Cotton lint of different grades may be treated at the same time withoutany possibility of the two becoming mixed. Moreover, should a gin ceaseoperating the others may still be delivering lint to the troughs, sothat a supply can constantly be delivered.

Power is applied in any approved form to operate the fan andcondensing-cylinders.

Having thus fully described my invention, what I claim as new is- IOO 1.An apparatus of the class described comprising gins, troughs, means forconnecting each gin with either or both troughs, two sets of condensersindependently connected with the respective troughs, and means forforcing lint from the gins through the troughs to the condensers,substantially as described.

2. An apparatus of the class described comprising gins, two troughs, atube connecting each gin with both troughs, a Valve in each tube, opencondensers independently connected with the respective troughs, chutesarranged adjacent the condensers, and means for forcing draft throughthe troughs, substantially as described.

. 3. An apparatus of the class described comprising troughs, means forblowing lint through the troughs, open condensers at the terminals ofthe troughs, chutes in proximity to the condensers, said chutes meetingand then branching out from each other, a valve located at the junctionof the chutes, a casing surrounding the condensers, and an exitflueleading from the casing, substantially as described.

4. An apparatus of the class described comprising gins, two troughswhich merge into one, a valve at the junction of the two troughs, meansfor delivering a blast of air to the troughs, a tube connecting each ginwith both troughs, a valve in the tube for either connecting one or bothtroughs with a gin, condensers, and means cooperating therewith forseparating the dust and foreign matter from the lint, substantially asdescribed.

5. An apparatus of the class described comprising gins, two troughs, aseries of tubes leading from the two troughs to the gins, valves in thetubes for placing either 0r both troughs in communication withrespective gins, means for forcing a blast of air through the troughs, avalve to direct the draft to either or both troughs, two sets of opencondensers at the terminals of the troughs, chutes leading from each setof condensers, a valve arranged to direct lint coming from the troughsto either a single chute or maintaining the separation of the same, acasing surrounding the condensers, and an exit-Hue communicating withthe casing, substantially as described.

In testimony whereof I afx my signature in presence of two witnesses.

PETER KOLB.

Witnesses:

W. G. HAIRsroN, I. N. JORDAN.

